The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The riddle of the dino grave
About 72 million years ago, around 10,000 dinosaurs died instantly in a relatively small area in Alberta, Canada, and scientists are unsure why.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
I'm Dr Alexander Krajete, and I help make our planet a healthier place. Together with my amazing team, I've created a special kind of filter that can clean dirty air. That means fresher, cleaner air for everyone and our ecosystem.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Penguin poo helps form clouds over Antarctica
Penguin poop may help clouds form in Antarctica, according to a new study.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sci-fi hoverbike takes to the sky
A Polish company has produced a Star Wars-style hover bike.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A massive Moon mystery explained
Space scientists now understand why the Moon's faces look so different.
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July 2025
How It Works UK
HOW PARACHUTES WORK
There's much more to this essential piece of flight safety equipment than a simple tug on a rip cord
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How It Works UK
China and Russia to build a power plant on the Moon
Russia has signed a deal with China to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon.
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How It Works UK
WHAT IS A STARQUAKE?
Neutron stars can suffer quakes far more powerful than anything on Earth
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EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD REVEALS WHAT DROVE EARLY HUMANS OUT OF AFRICA
A core of rock and sediment drilled from the bottom of Lake Chala, a crater lake on the border of Tanzania and Kenya, contains records of wobbles in the planet’s magnetic field.
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Does launching rockets harm the environment?
In theory, yes. There are various ways a rocket launch can cause environmental damage, but in practice they make a very minor contribution to such damage compared to things we do in our everyday lives.
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A groundbreaking amplifier could make the internet ten times faster
Scientists have developed a new type of laser amplifier that can transmit information ten times faster than current technology. Laser amplifiers boost the intensity of light beams.
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NORWAY AIMS FOR A “SAFE, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN SPACE”
55 nations have now penned their commitment to NASA’s Artemis Accords. NASA announced Norway’s decision to sign up for a “safe, peaceful and prosperous future in space”, as the space agency’s website phrases it.
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1940s Ford car found on a wartime US carrier wreck
Researchers exploring the wreck of an American aircraft carrier have discovered what's left of a wood-paneled Ford automobile from the 1940s in the ship's hanger bay.
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HOW TO EXPLORE IMPOSSIBLE DEPTHS
Crabster is built to crawl across the ocean floor, reaching locations off limits to other submarines
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RAPID EVOLUTION IN ACTION
We think of evolution as a slow, gradual process, but that’s not always the case. Some species undergo a rapid transformation
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ON BOARD AN OCEAN RESEARCH VESSEL
The OceanXplorer is one of the world's most advanced research vessels, sailing the seas in the name of scientific discovery
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HOW TO PICK A POPE
Follow the Vatican's journey to appoint the next direct successor of Saint Peter
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WHAT DO YOU WEIGH ON OTHER WORLDS?
Scientists distinguish between weight and mass, which may seen pedantic until you see what happens on a world where gravity is radically different to Earth's
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GIANT FLYING PTEROSAURS COULD WALK TOO
Ancient tracks reveal that many pterosaurs were just as comfortable walking on the ground as they were flying through the skies during the age of dinosaurs.
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Gigantic 'mud waves' reveal the dramatic formation of the Atlantic
The discovery of buried 'mud waves' off the coast of West Africa reveals that the Atlantic Ocean was born at least 4 million years earlier than scientists thought.
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Your fingers ‘prune’ the exact same way each time
Everyone knows that your fingers get wrinkly after spending too long in the bath, but it turns out that those wrinkles form in the same way every time.
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HOW WE USE THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
There are few frequencies of electromagnetic radiation we haven't exploited, though some have their dangers...
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New space-adapted bacteria species found on the Chinese space station
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analysing samples taken from China's Tiangong space station.
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WHAT IS VITILIGO?
When skin pigmentation is unevenly distributed, the result is unique patterns across the body
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NEXT-GEN FIGHTER JETS
Sixth-generation stealth fighter jets are coming. How will these advanced flying machines remain undetected in a world of increasingly sophisticated radar technology?
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WHAT GIVES FOOD ITS TEXTURE?
From crisp, crunchy fruit to satisfyingly stretchy cheese, explore the chemistry behind each bite
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'Super-vision' contact lenses let wearers see in the dark
Scientists have created night-vision contact lenses that they claim can grant people 'super-vision.'
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WHAT IS THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT?
How even the smallest action can cause significant and unpredictable events in the future
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UNDERWATER WONDERS
Take a deep dive into some of the world's most curious submerged sites
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REAL-LIFE ZOMBIES
How much science is there behind the grasping undead creatures of horror flicks?
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